Tongariro Trip

Well I am just back from a five day trip with Mr 16's geography class. We completed the Tongariro Alpine Crossing (a 18.5km hike across rough volcanic landscape) - see pictures and also did some smaller hikes, white water rafting on the Tongariro River, and even swam under the freezing Taranaki Falls and jumped off a waterfall into the freezing Tongariro River. I had an awesome time. What a great bunch of kids - if they are our future we are doing OK. It was great to challenge myself to see what I could physically do. I am pleased to report that I have much better stamina than I thought - I think the kids were more tired than I was! This is something I just could not have done a year ago. I am so grateful to have reclaimed my health and zest for life. Life is an exiciting journey and I want to experience as much of it as I can.